| 单词 | to make a true deliverance |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make a true deliverance c. In or with reference to the jurors' oath (of various countries) in a criminal trial. Probably: a verdict or decision. Chiefly in to make a true deliverance.Cf. note at sense 1c.Formerly used in Britain; now only in certain areas of the United States and in the countries of the British Commonwealth. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > [noun] > decision of jury verdict1297 deliverance1620 verdictive1952 1620 H. Goodcole Londons Cry sig. B3v Vpon the holy Sacrament they doe protest, true, and truly to try, and true deliuerance make betweene our Soueraigne Lord the King, and the Prisoners at the Barre. 1787 Statutes State Vermont 105 You swear by the ever-living God, that without respect of persons, or favour of any man, you shall well and truly try, and true deliverance make, between the State of Vermont, and the prisoner at the bar. 1856 Courier (Hobart, Tasmania) 18 Aug. You shall well and truly try, and true deliverance make, between the prisoner at the bar and our Sovereign Lady the Queen, and true verdict give according to the evidence which you shall hear, so help you God! 1998 C. S. Conrad Jury Nullification (2014) ix. 242 For the juror to make a ‘true deliverance’ between the King and the accused merely requires the juror to return a just and conscientious verdict. < as lemmas |
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